A James Madison team that has flown under the Division I-AA radar for much of this season should move into the spotlight this week after it beat Richmond 26-20 Saturday.

The victory lifted the 14th-ranked Dukes to 6-1 overall (losing to I-A West Virginia) and 5-0 in the cutthroat Atlantic-10 Conference, which is ranked higher than the I-A Mid-American and Sun Belt in the latest Sagarin power rankings. It was also JMU's third road victory.

"We have a lot of two- and three-year starters, we haven't beaten ourselves and we haven't given up a lot of big plays on defense," coach Mickey Matthews said Sunday. "And (Louisville transfer quarterback) Justin Rascati is making four or five plays a game with his escapability that we didn't make last year."

James Madison hosts defending national champion and third-ranked Delaware on Nov. 6 in a game that could decide the A-10 title.